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Ceramics: Basic Handforming Techniques
Instructor: Kate Nelson, Art & Art History Technical Assistant
When: May 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 29; 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Where: Studio Arts Building, Ceramics Studio
Class size: 8
Course description: Learn basic handforming techiniques: how to pinch, coil and build with slabs. We will focus on small dishes and drinking vessels decorated with ceramic stains, slips and glazes.
Flourish: Well-being At Home, Work, and Community
Instructor: Don Moore
When: May 14, 15, 21, 22: Each class meets 4:30 – 6:00.
Where: TBD
Class size: 12
Course description: Some 15 years ago, Martin Seligman led psychology to seek more than curing mental illness. Seligman is joined by hundreds of psychologist, world-wide, investigating what contributes to mental well-being, to flourishing in life. In short, they’re developing a science of positive psychology.
This course draws on Seligman’s recent book, “Flourish” and the work of others in the positive psychology field. This is not a self-help course or anything that has to do with just positive thinking. The subject is scientific findings influencing well-being in all aspects of life.
Learn your character strengths. When are you at your best?
Three activities that will lessen depression, boost energy, and release stuck- in-a-rut thinking.
Communication that produces positive emotions and honesty at work and home.
What constitutes positive leadership as a supervisor, manager, or workgroup member?
Don Moore. Don is Director of the Certified Public Manager program for Sam Houston State University and a consultant on organizational development to many public sector and not – for – profit organizations. He has a MBA and all but dissertation for a Ph.D. in management and social psychology from Texas A&M. Don has studied and applied positive psychology findings to improving organization service quality and quality of work-life for more than ten years.
Fun French
Instructor: Don Gregory
When: Tues. & Thurs. May 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, June 2, 4; 4:45-6:30
Where: Mood-Bridwell; Rm. #109
Class size: 15
Course description: "Fun French" is designed to be just that: FUN. Lots of laughs, misplaced syllables, butchered pronunciations.....all the while enjoying one of the world's most beautiful languages.
We will try to provide the knowledge of having a grasp of the basics of spoken French. Class members will be asked to speak on a daily basis. The only requirements are attendance and a fun attitude. We will do a lot of the class work from chalk board notes and xeroxed hand-outs. On s'amusera! Come have some fun.
How to Upgrade and Maintain Your Mac or Windows PC
Instructor: David Williamson, Lead Support Specialist
When: TBA 4:30-6:30
Where: PRC 132
Class size: 20
Course description: This class will cover how to add or replace your computer's hard drive, memory, DVD drive, video card, and audio card. It will also include basic maintenance such as correcting hard drive fragmentation, running system updates, installing drivers, installation and removal of applications, and network connection basics. Students will have the opportunity to disassemble and reassemble a PC in order to become familiar with the internal components of a computer.
iWonder - Cool and Useful Things About the iPhone, iPad and/or iTouch
Instructor: Melanie Hoag, Instructional Technologist
When: May 9, 11, 15, 18; 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Where: Prothro Center, Rm. 360
Class size: 16
Course description: We will spend our time together:
Exploring some of the apps that come with the iPhone, iPad and iTouch
Checking out some cool and useful free apps
How to get those free apps and about some "gotchas" to keep in mind
Organizing apps
Clouds - what are clouds and how to work with them
iCloud - what is iCloud and how can I use it
Security things to keep in mind
Cases and other accessories
Questions and answers
Bring your fully charged iPhone, iPad and/or iTouch with you to class!
"Like" It. "Tweet" It. "Share" It. "Pin" It. Your Introduction to Using Social Media
Instructor: Danielle Stapleton and JoAnn Lucero
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6 p.m.; May 10 and ending May 31
Where: Prothro Center Room 360 (3rd floor next to ITS)
Class size: 12
Course description: There are 845 million active users on Facebook and 500 million users on Twitter. Pinterest drives more traffic to websites than other social media outlets. LinkedIn is a top professional networking tool. In the last five years, social media has become an integral way for people to connect (or reconnect). This Free School course will share ways to create your presence on social media (and use it) and how Southwestern is using social media. beginning.
Linear Perspective Boot Camp
Instructor: Patrick Veerkamp, Professor Emeritus, Fine Arts & Founder of Free School
When: May 14, 16, 21; 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Where: Studio Arts Building: Ceramics Studio
Class size: 10
Course description: This is basic training. We’ll go over the fundamentals of perspective and focus on linear perspective. This will truly be an introduction to this method of creating the illusion of 3d space on a 2d surface. You’ll draw simple, fanciful geometric shapes with horizontal, vertical and diagonal planes. You’ll also learn to draw circles and spheres in perspective.
Writing the Successful Query Letter and Synopsis for a Fiction Manuscript
Instructor: John Pipkin
When: Wednesday, May 16; 4:30-7:30
Where: TBD
Class size: 10
Course description: This 3-hour class will teach you how to write a concise, interesting, one-page synopsis of your novel, and how to compose a pitch-perfect query letter that will attract the attention of an agent. Students of all writing levels are welcome to take this class. If you haven't finished, or even started writing your novel yet, this class will give you advice on how to avoid common problems before they arise. Students will also walk away with the following: the elements of a good synopsis; the tools necessary to write a successful query letter; an understanding of what agents are looking for in the synopsis and query; insights into how the synopsis and query can help you develop, edit; and polish your manuscript.
Bio: John Pipkin’s first novel, Woodsburner, was published to national acclaim by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday in April 2009. Woodsburner won the New York Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Massachusetts Center for the Book Novel Prize, and the Texas Institute of Letters Stephen Turner Prize for First Novel. John was the Dobie Paisano Fellow for the spring of 2011, and he is currently Writer-in-Residence at Southwestern University.
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